Brian Turner:
Playlist
from March 12, 2013

Order and disorder in a freeform haze of terribly-played guitars, shorted-out electronics, found audio detritus, strange sounds from strange lands all around. Psych-punk-junk, collage, even pop. Lots of in-studio live performances to boot.

Special Jim Krewson-designed tee available only on this marathon show! $75 pledge and up. Also giving away the banned-cover, outta print Spacin' LP, and this Pearls of the Czech New Wave 4DVD box + Black Orpheus on Criterion as a Grand Prize!

Tue. 3/12/13 3:15pm
The Bieb:
You want some of this, huh, Cheri? P.S., what's with the O? What happened to Pi?

Tue. 3/12/13 3:17pm
Marie:
Brian, I always know I will hear interesting, often complex music of many sorts on your show. Great music, great show, great DJ! I cannot pledge as I pre-pledged :>( What was I thinking???

Tue. 3/12/13 3:44pm
Cheri Pi:
I have no Cincinnati pride! I've never had skyline chili per se but I've used their spice packet at home with TVP and I tell you what, it's delightful.

Tue. 3/12/13 3:46pm
Danne D:
@Cheri Pi - are you a fan of Graeter's Ice Cream? I just remember asking people from Cinci for recommendations when I went there one January and they all told me to go get ice cream. It was pretty good.

Tue. 3/12/13 3:46pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:
Visualize worldwide gluten.

Tue. 3/12/13 3:46pm
Lopez:
Rotomagus for Mayor!

Tue. 3/12/13 3:47pm
Cheri Pi:
Graeter's I was a fan of it, it's definitely a rich treat, haven't had any since the 90's. I will nip in for a sorbet on occasion to share w/ my dog.

Tue. 3/12/13 3:57pm
Cheri Pi:
I do a great skit called Geddy -to-Neal, Neal-to-Geddy: I play both parts.

Tue. 3/12/13 3:57pm
Tom G:
Geddy is as nerdy as they come ... after gigs he likes to go back to his hotel room and work on his fantasy baseball team.

Tue. 3/12/13 3:57pm
joe:
I have to agree EFD was a very good doc

Tue. 3/12/13 3:58pm
Cheri Pi:
Slurpies are the national drink of Canada...the punishment must fit the crime

Tue. 3/12/13 3:58pm
Droll:
Rush is great if for no other reason than the epic pissing fights they've inspired for decades. I, for one, love Rush even when there's no one else around to be punished by it.

Tue. 3/12/13 3:58pm
Ralphine:
Did the Rush documentary have anything about the time Lifeson got tasered by the police?

Tue. 3/12/13 3:59pm
joe:
Cheri can we see this if you can add any humor to Neal I would think you even more awesome then I do already

Tue. 3/12/13 4:00pm
Danne D:
@Tom G - hmm maybe EFD can get Geddy to join the Evan Funk Davies Happy How Do You Do To You Fantasy Baseball League

Tue. 3/12/13 4:04pm
Cheri Pi:
My props include a long black stripper's wig (Geddy), a giant-ass empty slurpy cup (Neal) and a brittney spears head-microphone thingy.In short, Neal want to buy a lot of time away from the drums between songs, and in return so does Geddy.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:14pm
Cheri Pi:
"Slurpees are offered in many but not all covered countries. Canadians purchase an average of 30 million drinks per year. Despite its status as a very cold city and with a population of only 700,000,[4] Winnipeg, Manitoba was crowned the Slurpee Capital of the World for the thirteenth time in a row in 2012. 7-Eleven stores across Winnipeg sell an average of 188,833 Slurpee drinks per month. The rest of Canada sells an average of 179,700 per month, which makes Winnipeggers the world leader of Slurpee sales. Unlike their counterparts in America, Canadian Slurpees are not injected with air.[5]"

Tue. 3/12/13 4:14pm
2112:
To hate Rush you just have to be kind of a negative ass.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:15pm
Droll:
G, Geddy Lee Alarm Clock?! I just found a new ringtone!

Tue. 3/12/13 4:20pm
Pete from Boston (and NJ):
Re: Cincinnati, not only do I regularly crabe Skyline Chili, but until it broke last month I carried my keys on a Southgate House keychain. What a great place. Has the new location opened yet?

Tue. 3/12/13 4:21pm
Andrew Waterloo:
Winnipeg also has hot terrible summers, we call it the asshole of Canada for reasons

Tue. 3/12/13 4:22pm
glenn:
anyway, winnipeg's a great place, in the three months of the year when it isn't covered in five feet of snow or infested with the world's largest mosquitoes.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:22pm
Droll:
Why is it certain Rush haters are more Rush-obsessed than Rush fans?

Tue. 3/12/13 4:22pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:
Honestly I didn't know squat about Rush until last year. Sat thru the documentary on th'teevee. Found it all a bit "precious." Fluffy. Not a satisfying meal.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:23pm
Cheri Pi:
I stand with the Asses. yes Pete the original location is no called the Thompson House, it's really weird. Beer Maidens in stilettos try to sell you rum shots in test tubes at a Wino acoustic show...

Tue. 3/12/13 4:31pm
Marie:
I was a heavy metal pothead in high school and saw Rush at least 8 times during that period. Now, while I think they are talented, and can tolerate a song, I would never put a record on. I really enjoy Led Zep. when I hear it (though I rarely put them on). What's amazing to me is all the young folks who put these bands and their like on a pedestal and apparently never hear the newer metal/hard rock bands (corporate radio, right?).

Tue. 3/12/13 4:33pm
Chris from DC:
Saw Rush a couple of times way back when. It was kind of fun watching Neil bounce his sticks like 15 feet in the air without missing a beat.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:33pm
Lopez:
RUSH is great. I recently watched the documentary on them and they seem like the nicest guys in the world. I love 30% of their stuff, like 30%, and can't stand the rest, but they are completely unique and massively talented.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:33pm
common:
i saw a great poster of neal pert playing his drum kit on a wooden raft in the rapids.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:36pm
Jennique:
Oh I dig Rush, and not in an ironic way. The lyrics to Subdivisions rang true to my junior high school heart. Haven't listened to them in a long time, but will not deny their early influence.
Side note @ Andrew Waterloo - REALLY dig No Means No

Tue. 3/12/13 4:37pm
Holly in NC:
My first 'real' boyfriend took me to my first 'real' concert ON my birthday in 1982.
Boyfriend was a drummer.
Band was Rush.
Our marching band did YYZ as our halftime show.
(Boyfriend, and I, in marching band)
@Jennique ;-)

Tue. 3/12/13 4:37pm
BadGuyZero:
I never realized that Phil Collins is such a racist.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:37pm
Adam in Portland and Lynnwood:
I met a stranger recently who had named her dachshund Phil Collins. Dreams •do• come true?

Tue. 3/12/13 4:41pm
2112:
Rush defenders rush forward. Nice. As it should be. And you N.A.'s. I didn't really mean it, but you don't have to constantly cement your FMU credibility by dissing mainstream acts. We all love Rush. It's OK to admit it. If one doesn't like Rush, one is lying on some level. The whole world isn't Mitch Easter and his pointy-shoe collection.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:41pm
G:
This is at least the third time in less than a fortnight that a single mention of Rush led to multihour commentboard Rush obsession. Wassupwiddat? :)

Tue. 3/12/13 4:42pm
Droll:
That's it -- Cheri Pi is the most Rush-obsessed person I ever heard of. I never imagined you'd bring Cincinnati in to this. CP, I shall quote you forever.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:44pm
G:
@Bryce: That is one of the more SpinalTap real life news pictures I have ever seen!

Tue. 3/12/13 4:45pm
Jennique:
Ha Marie! Don't worry, I'm not a fan of either Phil or This American Life, but am solid enough to reference them. Could be worse, could be Garrison Keillor interviewing Phil Collins.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:46pm
Bryce:
neil peart looks like he should be making someone a banana split

Tue. 3/12/13 4:49pm
Caryn:
This discussion has been hilarious to read, mainly because I have no opinion on Rush. Mainly because I've heard one Rush song in my entire life (and that on WFMU). They were never big over here, and never played on the radio. So, sorry, 2112, that doesn't mean that "I'm lying on some level". It just means they mean nothing to me.

@Danne: Speaking of adoptions, congrats on being Frangry's adoptive guardian this year! :)
I've adopted a fixture for the first time this year--I'll be safeguarding the 2nd floor Record Library for the next year!

Tue. 3/12/13 4:58pm
2112:
Keillor is a talented host and writer. So he doesn't write about a part of the world you care about. You pile on him with the blessings of your peers. Indie fascism personified.

Tue. 3/12/13 4:58pm
Matt from Springfield:
Good chill lounge version of "Paint It Black" in the background!

Tue. 3/12/13 4:58pm
joe:
Ringo is my favorite Beatle

Tue. 3/12/13 4:59pm
Danne D:
Thanks M_f_S :) I have to say the Dadde D reference is a little unnerving though :)

Tue. 3/12/13 5:04pm
Matt from Springfield:
Dadde D :)
Oooh, a sign would be great to remember by! There's many great, wonderful fixtures around FMU to adopt in coming years so I may give someone else the chance next time.

Speaking of which, if you've already paid at $180 in full, you should adopt a fixture of WFMU! If you haven't, send in $180 immediately and get your name on something! :)www.flickr.com...

Tue. 3/12/13 5:18pm
Matt from Springfield:
@Andrew: Adoption is a long-term, not short-term commitment; sure they may rebel by singing pop sensations, but know that they're growing up fast, and will soon be throwing those pop songs into the TrakTor. And that benefits everyone.

Tue. 3/12/13 5:20pm
Mike East:
how long do pork ribs take in an oven at 350? 1 hour or 3 hours?

Tue. 3/12/13 5:36pm
hyphenPaul:
It was either the tax man or you WFMU. I choose you! Thanks for all the awesome music.

Tue. 3/12/13 5:36pm
Mike East:
best not to do that in reverse order, I think, Matt

Tue. 3/12/13 5:37pm
Adam in Portland and Lynnwood:
For those of you that love your festivals, WFMU is the most expertly curated year-long festival in the world! Get your ticket(s) now at 1-800-989-9368! Supplies unlimited.

Tue. 3/12/13 5:38pm
Marie:
Plus, Keeller is sounding snobby and judgemental and old lately. Though, one has to admit, the guy is amazingly talented, especially in his way to create those stories off the top of his head. I give the NPR maven THAT.

Tue. 3/12/13 5:39pm
Marie:
And, like, he's really funny sometimes, which is why I actually have a real fondness for him, though if I find myself listening to his show I feel pathetic.

Tue. 3/12/13 5:52pm
Ike:
I don't mind Car Talk, but they retired. It is all re-edited reruns now and nobody notices. (WFMU doesn't try to pull that crap with retired hosts gone forever, so pledge now!)